Cadmus, the founder and first king of Thebes from Greek Mythology, lived a long and adventurous life. Cadmus is famous for bringing the alphabet  to the Greek world, but lived a life of hardship following the  abduction of his sister Europa. The story of Cadmus is a fascinating one with a particularly strange ending! Here at Raconteur, we bring to life the greatest stories from history and mythology to both entertain and educate. We are also on YouTube! For video versions of each story visit and subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4yfCCgXTUYcSPI0_5rP9w/?sub_confirmation=1 Video version of this story - https://youtu.be/gm1DAXKNm98 Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au New stories weekly. Thanks for listening!